Effects of traditional concurrent training and multicomponent training composed by strength training and dance classes on functional and cognitive capacity of older adults: a study... by Eduarda Blanco-Rambo, Nadyne Rubin, Marcelo Bandeira-Guimarães, Caroline Muraro, Débora Marques, Andressa Fergutz, Greyse Dornelles, Caroline Pietta-Dias, Eduardo Lusa Cadore

“…Therefore, the aim of the present protocol study is to describe the methods that will be used in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) design to identify and compare the impacts of traditional TG composed by strength and aerobic training and a multicomponent training consisting of strength training combined with dance classes (DG) on functional and cognitive capacity and quality of life of older people. …”
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Combination of Intravitreal Injection of Ranibizumab and Photocoagulation for the Treatment of Aggressive Posterior Retinopathy of Prematurity with Vitreous Hemorrhage by Yu Xu, Xiaoli Kang, Qi Zhang, Qiujing Huang, Jiao Lv, Peiquan Zhao

“…So IVR could be conducted as primary treatment of AP-ROP associated with vitreous hemorrhage, which can improve the fundus visibility, followed by conventional photocoagulation. Further randomized controlled trials are necessary to compare the clinical efficacy and safety with conventional interventions.…”
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Chemical Changes of Enamel Produced by Sodium Fluoride, Hydroxyapatite, Er:YAG Laser, and Combined Treatments by Alma Yadira Ceballos-Jiménez, Laura Emma Rodríguez-Vilchis, Rosalía Contreras-Bulnes, Jesús Arenas Alatorre, Rogelio José Scougall-Vilchis, Ulises Velazquez-Enriquez, María de los Angeles Moyaho-Bernal

“…Fifty enamel samples were randomly assigned to five groups (n=10): NaF, HA-NaF-X, L, L + NaF, and L + HA-NaF-X. …”
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Different Current Intensities of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Do Not Differentially Modulate Motor Cortex Plasticity by Dawson J. Kidgell, Robin M. Daly, Kayleigh Young, Jarrod Lum, Gregory Tooley, Shapour Jaberzadeh, Maryam Zoghi, Alan J. Pearce

“…To further elucidate the mechanisms underlying the aftereffects of M1 excitability following anodal tDCS, we used transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to examine the effect of different intensities on cortical excitability and short-interval intracortical inhibition (SICI). Using a randomized, counterbalanced, crossover design, with a one-week wash-out period, 14 participants (6 females and 8 males, 22–45 years) were exposed to 10 minutes of anodal tDCS at 0.8, 1.0, and 1.2 mA. …”
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Conventional Echocardiography and Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking in Healthy Sevoflurane-Anesthetized Dogs Undergoing Continuous Rate Infusion of Nalbuphine by Marcel G. Marques, Ana Elisa G. W. Marques, Carlos E. de Siqueira, Élen A. P. de Sousa, Yan S. Ribeiro, Beatriz P. Floriano, Wagner L. Ferreira, Paulo S. P. Santos

“…Eighteen mixed-breed bitches aged 1–4 years and weighing 9.9 ± 3.8 kg were used. Dogs were randomly assigned to one of two groups: nalbuphine (GN, n = 9) and control (GC, n = 9). …”
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Agro-Morphological Characterization of Kenyan Slender Leaf (Crotalaria brevidens and C. ochroleuca) Accessions by Fridah A. Mwakha, Bernard M. Gichimu, Johnstone O. Neondo, Peter K. Kamau, Eddy O. Odari, Joshua K. Muli, Nancy L. M. Budambula

“…The experiments were laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design with 29 accessions and replicated three times. …”
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LSN-GTDA: Learning Symmetrical Network via Global Thermal Diffusion Analysis for Pedestrian Trajectory Prediction in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Scenarios by Ling Mei, Mingyu Fu, Bingjie Wang, Lvxiang Jia, Mingyu Yu, Yu Zhang, Lijun Zhang

“…To tackle this, we propose a novel approach that models uncertainty from two distinct perspectives: (1) the behavioral factor, which reflects historical motion patterns of pedestrians, and (2) the stochastic factor, which accounts for the inherent randomness in future trajectories. To this end, we introduce a global framework named LSN-GTDA, which consists of a pair of symmetrical U-Net networks. …”
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Measurement properties of the Minimal Insomnia Symptom Scale (MISS) among cardiac arrest survivors – A Rasch evaluation study by Patrik Hellström, Johan Israelsson, Erik Blennow Nordström, Carina Hjelm, Anders Broström, Peter Hagell, Kristofer Årestedt

“…Methods: Data were collected from two studies: a health survey of CA survivors and a sub-study of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) on targeted temperature management (TTM2). …”
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PPAR-γ Promotes Hematoma Clearance through Haptoglobin-Hemoglobin-CD163 in a Rat Model of Intracerebral Hemorrhage by Gaiqing Wang, Tong Li, Shu-na Duan, Liang Dong, Xin-gang Sun, Fang Xue

“…Methods. 107 Sprague-Dawley rats were used in this research. They were randomly allocated to 4 groups as follows: sham group, vehicle group, monascin-treated group, and Glivec-treated group. …”
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Optimizing the frequency of question items for bird species in quiz-style online training by Yui Ogawa, Keita Fukasawa, Akira Yoshioka, Nao Kumada, Akio Takenaka, Takashi Kamijo

“…We then evaluate the effectiveness of the algorithms in a randomized controlled trial, based on test scores and questionnaire responses. …”
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Zinc oxide nanoparticles foliar use and arbuscular mycorrhiza inoculation retrieved salinity tolerance in Dracocephalum moldavica L. by modulating growth responses and essential oi... by Zahra Ghaffari Yaichi, Mohammad Bagher Hassanpouraghdam, Farzad Rasouli, Mohammad Ali Aazami, Lamia Vojodi Mehrabani, Samaneh Fathpour Jabbari, Mohammad Asadi, Ezatollah Esfandiari, Silvia Jimenez-Becker

“…The study employed a factorial based on a completely randomized design with three replications. The treatments were different levels of salinity (0, 50, and 100 mM NaCl), two levels of mycorrhiza application (0 and 5 g kg− 1 of soil), and two levels of foliar spraying of nano zinc oxide (0 and 1000 ppm). …”
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Construction and validation of nomograms to predict central lymph node metastasis in clinical node-negative unilateral papillary thyroid carcinoma by Longqing Hu, Bei Qian, Junlin Zhu, Shuting Gao, Li Mei, Shengnan Ruan, Xincai Qu

“…Retrospective analysis covered 1928 patients with PTC from the Wuhan Union Hospital database (2010–2020), randomly split into training and validation sets in a 7:3 ratio. …”
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The Analysis of Biomechanical Properties of Proximal Femur after Implant Removal by Jae Hyuk Yang, Tae Gon Jung, Arjun Rupanagudi Honnurappa, Jae Min Cha, Chang Hwa Ham, Tae Yoon Kim, Seung Woo Suh

“…In the experimental group, PFNA-II and DHS were randomly inserted into femurs on both sides and then removed. …”
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The Role of Adjuvant Radiotherapy for a Case of Primary Breast Sarcoma: A Plan Comparison between Three Modern Techniques and a Review of the Literature by Mariella Cozzolino, Caterina Oliviero, Barbara D’Andrea, Giuseppe Guglielmi, Giorgia Califano, Rocchina Caivano, Antonella Bianculli, Vincenzo Fusco

“…In the absence of prospective and randomized trials and investigations on breast sarcoma irradiation in literature, due to the rarity of this pathology, the role of adjuvant radiotherapy remains unclear. …”
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How much to cut? Finding an optimal thinning intensity of encroaching woody species for the herbaceous community in an East African savanna by Teshome Abate, Teshome Abate, Tesfaye Abebe, Anna Treydte, Anna Treydte, Anna Treydte

“…At two 1.4 ha areas of mono-specific Vachellia drepanolobium stands, we set up 20 m x 10 m experimental plots with four tree-thinning treatments (0%, 33%, 67%, and 100% tree removal), with three replications in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) across two sites. …”
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Ketogenic diet in psychiatry: application in treating depression among athletes by Paulina Kumięga, Zuzanna Kudas, Nikola Perchel, Aleksandra Litwin, Karolina Krzywicka, Paweł Nowocin, Piotr Wasiński, Natalia Dąbrowska, Martyna Koszyk, Dawid Kulczyński

“…Current research is limited by a lack of large-scale, randomized controlled trials specifically targeting athletic populations. …”
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Native versus non-native Prosopis woody species: Which fertilize the soil better? by Moslehi Maryam, Ahmadi Farzad, Matinizadeh Mohammad, Sadeghi Seyed Mousa, Izadi Masoumeh, Faunae Nafiseh, Alizadeh Tahereh, Shackleton Ross T.

“…At the start of the growing season, 30 trees of each species with a trunk diameter of 15–30 cm were randomly selected. Soil samples were taken from the top 20 cm of soil profiles east of each tree, under the tree crowns and from control plots in open areas. …”
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Effect of Different Substrates and Protected Environments on Growth, Chlorophyll, and Carotenoid Contents of Kale Microgreens and Baby Leaf by Thaise Dantas, Edilson Costa, João Batista Medeiros da Silva, Flávio Ferreira da Silva Binotti, Eduardo Pradi Vendruscolo, Gustavo Haralampidou da Costa Vieira, Fernanda Cristina Silva Ribeiro

“…The experiments were carried out in a completely randomized design in a factorial arrangement of 4 × 2 (four environments × two substrates) for the microgreens and 4 × 5 (four environments × five substrates) for the baby leaf, both with six replications. …”
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The Influence of Differences in Solvents and Concentration on the Efficacy of Propofol at Induction of Anesthesia by Yukako Obata, Yushi U. Adachi, Katsumi Suzuki, Taiga Itagaki, Hiromi Kato, Maiko Satomoto, Yoshiki Nakajima

“…Seventy-five scheduled surgical patients were randomly allocated into three groups. The patients of group D1 received AstraZeneca Diprivan 1% (Osaka, Japan) at a rate of 40 mg kg−1 h−1. …”
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Cadmium Uptake and Distribution in Fragrant Rice Genotypes and Related Consequences on Yield and Grain Quality Traits by Adam Sheka Kanu, Umair Ashraf, Zhaowen Mo, Issaka Fuseini, Lamin R. Mansaray, Meiyang Duan, Shenggan Pan, Xiangru Tang

“…This research focused on examining the influence of Cd toxicity on fragrant rice genotypes and its consequences on yield, yield related parameters, and grain quality traits. Randomized complete block design comprising five different fragrant rice cultivars (Meixiangzhan 2, Xiangyaxiangzhan, Guixiangzhan, Basmati, and Nongxiang 18) and four Cd levels (0, 50, 100, and 150 mg/kg soil) was used. …”
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